Choosing a family album
Looking at Tinybeans? Here’s how Lumo compares.
Both are private places for family photos, shared by invitation. Tinybeans is a journal with a monthly upload limit on its free plan; Lumo is one album with unlimited photos and videos, free.
Free on iPhone, iPad and Android. Private to your family.
No app? Open your album in any web browser: app.lumomagic.com
What’s the same
Both are private and invite-only. Family members follow along, react and comment, and both apps work on iPhone and Android.
- Private, invite-only
- Hearts and comments
- iPhone and Android
Side by side
| Lumo | Tinybeans | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free for 20 uploads a month. Tinybeans+ is $7.99 a month or $74.99 a year |
| Storage | Unlimited photos and videos, under fair use | 5 GB free; 200 GB with Tinybeans+ |
| Videos | Each video can be up to 3 GB, kept whole, with no limit on how many. The first minute plays free; Lumo Pass plays the full length | Up to 5 minutes with Tinybeans+ |
| Ads | None, ever | Shown on the free plan; none with Tinybeans+ |
| How sharing works | One private album the whole family adds to. Join with an invite link or a 4-digit family code | A private family journal; you invite the people who follow along |
| Works on | iPhone, iPad and Android | iPhone, Android and the web |
| Also does | Magic: coloring pages, cards, paintings and more from your photos, no prompts. Each creation uses 20 flowers; new accounts get 60 free, and packs start at $1.99 for 60. Lumo Pass, optional ($9.99 a month or $59.99 a year, one Pass for the whole family): unlimited Magic, full-length videos and original-quality downloads | Milestones, a dated journal and photo books |
Checked October 2026 against Tinybeans’ help center and App Store listing.
What they look like
Screenshots are each app’s own App Store screenshots, as published in October 2026. Tinybeans is a trademark of Tinybeans Group; Lumo isn’t affiliated with any of them.
Which one suits your family?
If you want a dated journal with milestones and photo books, Tinybeans is built for it. If you want everyone in the family to add photos and videos without counting uploads, Lumo is free and unlimited, with Lumo Pass only for extras like magic and full-length video playback.
Questions
Is Lumo really free?
Yes. The album, unlimited photos and videos, inviting family, hearts and comments are all free. Lumo Pass is optional, for unlimited magic, full-length videos and saving originals. Unlimited means unlimited for everyday family use, under fair use.
Who can see our photos?
Only the people in your family album. Nothing is public, there are no followers, and photos are never shown to anyone outside your family.
Can we use both?
Yes. Save any photo from one app to your phone and add it to Lumo. Lumo skips photos that are already in your album, so nothing appears twice.
Where do these facts come from?
From each company’s own help pages, pricing pages and App Store listings, checked in October 2026. Prices are US prices and vary by country. If something has changed, write to contact@doola.ai and we’ll fix it.
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